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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. it's easy te a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> welcome back. we're reporting live tonight from gaza city. i'm not sure if you can hear it very well, but there's still the steady sound as we've heard for these last six days now, going into day seven, of israeli drones overhead. it's a constant buzzing sound. it sounds almost like a distant lawn mower or swarm of mosquitos off in the distance. obviously it can have far deadlier consequences than any of that. it's a very eerie sound. i want to check in with susan hendricks with a "360" news and business bulletin. >>> president obama is in cambodia tonight, the last stop on his three nation tour of asia. earlier
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we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any details. all i can say is that there are contacts, and we are trying to explore diplomatic ways to end this. but as we have stated since the beginning of this operation, the only objective of this operation, the only objective we are trying to achieve is to stop rocket fire on israeli civilians, but not just to obtain a short-term truce that will be broken again and again by hamas but to obtain the is he sayi cessation for a very long period. we have tried to explore diplomatic ways by alerting the security council, by trying to file official complaints with the security council and hopin
we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were made by the intelligence community not the white house state department or the justice department. that's according to the spokesman for national intelligence. >>> the original talking points drafted by the cia specifically mentioned al qaeda ties to the attack, but that was removed. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two ople is now a homicide investigation. the blast was so powerful that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. a federal bankruptcy court judge
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. >>> just a while ago our wolf blitzer spoke with former british prime minister tony blair about the cross-border battalions between israel and hamas, and wolf joins us now, and, wolf, i know that he also serves as the peace envoy, the middle east peace envoy. does he believe that peace can be achieved here? >> well, he is not very upbeat in the short-term. he is obviously like everyone else would like to see some sort of immediate cease-fire to stop the killing on the israeli and the palestinian side in gaza. he knows there's a lot of diplomatic activity going on behind the scenes. he himself has been in touch with most of the parties not directly with hamas since as a representative of what's called the quartet, including the quartet and european union. the u.s. and european union don't recognize hamas. they regard hamas as a terrorist organization, but there have been -- he has been involved with egypt, obviously, turkey, many of the other parties who are working feverishly behind the scenes to get some sort of cease-fire. look, if there is a cease-fire, that's just the first step
. >>> just a while ago our wolf blitzer spoke with former british prime minister tony blair about the cross-border battalions between israel and hamas, and wolf joins us now, and, wolf, i know that he also serves as the peace envoy, the middle east peace envoy. does he believe that peace can be achieved here? >> well, he is not very upbeat in the short-term. he is obviously like everyone else would like to see some sort of immediate cease-fire to stop the killing on the israeli...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza city even indicating which routes they should take to stay safe. earlier today i visited the israeli town of beersheva. the family who lives in this home told me they made it to their safe room with only about 30 seconds to spare. the israel defense forces says one of its soldiers was killed by a hamas rocket earlier today. a total of five israelis have now been killed in this week of fighting. throughout the day whaling sirens have sent people in israel running for shelter including cnn's frederik pleitgen. take a look at what happened when he
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mark, israeli government spokesman, is in jerusalem with our own wolf blitzer, and, wolf, certainly feel free to jump in here, but mark, a quick question for you. what are you going to be looking for in about 45 minutes or so to know if, in fact, this cease-fire is something that is real on both sides, and the side of hamas as well? >> we'll be hoping for and the arrangements are specific. total and complete quiet. i mean, we said from day one of this crisis our goal is to bring peace and quiet to the people of southern israel who have been on the receiving ends of these rockets from hamas controlled gaza for just too long, and this arrangement which was obviously an egyptian proposal with the american sponsoring them, and we thank both the governments of egypt and the united states for their support in this matter. we'll offer a new reality in which we'll have peace and quiet for our citizens in southern israel who have suffered so much. >> let me follow-up. let's talk a little bit about the specifics. what are you prepared to do as far as hamas's demands are concerned? are you ready to
mark, israeli government spokesman, is in jerusalem with our own wolf blitzer, and, wolf, certainly feel free to jump in here, but mark, a quick question for you. what are you going to be looking for in about 45 minutes or so to know if, in fact, this cease-fire is something that is real on both sides, and the side of hamas as well? >> we'll be hoping for and the arrangements are specific. total and complete quiet. i mean, we said from day one of this crisis our goal is to bring peace and...
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big tease ahead, wolf, because wolf blitzer and all of our colleagues will be very busy. live coverage begins tomorrow evening, 7:00 p.m. eastern right here, cnn, and also cnn.com. thanks, wolf. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, working together has never worked
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this was what louisiana governor bobby jindal told wolf blitzer earlier, which kind of says it as well. listen to this. >> if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is like them first. and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them you respect them, you like them. we need to stop talking down to voters. as the republican party, we need to fight for 100% of the electorate, not 53%, not 52% but 100%. >> if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is like them first. and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them you respect them, you like them. we need to stop talking down to voters. as the republican party, we need to fight for 100% of the electorate, not 53%, not 52% but 100%. >> he's got a point, doesn't he. if i was a black or hispanic or female voter, i would be like hang on a second, he's saying what, we've been bought? >> well, look, piers, you said something that frustrates me. you
this was what louisiana governor bobby jindal told wolf blitzer earlier, which kind of says it as well. listen to this. >> if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is like them first. and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them you respect them, you like them. we need to stop talking down to voters. as the republican party, we need to fight for 100% of the electorate, not 53%, not 52%...
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let's get to an america's choice 2012 politics with wolf blitzer. i'm last to congratulate you on quite a wonderful night here tuesday night. >> 3:31 a.m., you were, you stayed with us until 3:31 a.m. >> of course i did. my nose is growing longer and longer. i was with you a long time. i will say that. did you run your five miles the next day? >> i did, i did. i went to bed at 4:00 al. i got running at eight clog. i try to do it every day. i'm trying. >> i think of you as i'm on the treadmill as well. let's talk about this new poll. we're now channelling the focus to new hampshire. no huge surprise. mitt romney doing very, very well. >> very well in new hampshire. and the new suffolk poll, similar to our poll the other night. mitt romney right now and it's only five days before the new hampshire primary. ron paul is doing pretty well coming in second. 18%. he has a good organization there. newt gingrich and jon huntsman, 7%. rick santorum has moved up to 8%. rick perry not doing so well. he got 0% in this latest poll. rick perry is an interesting gu
let's get to an america's choice 2012 politics with wolf blitzer. i'm last to congratulate you on quite a wonderful night here tuesday night. >> 3:31 a.m., you were, you stayed with us until 3:31 a.m. >> of course i did. my nose is growing longer and longer. i was with you a long time. i will say that. did you run your five miles the next day? >> i did, i did. i went to bed at 4:00 al. i got running at eight clog. i try to do it every day. i'm trying. >> i think of you...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it's getting a bit more imptous. >> interesting you used the term floated. there's no question this is a trial balloon and a clever way for the romney campaign to change the subject from a whole bunch of things they would probably rather not talk about today. but since we do know that there are a few people, the romneys and one or two other staffers who really know what's going on with regard to him choosing a vice presidential running mate,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it's...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >>> all that coming up. let's begin with a cnn exclusive. there's a stunning new twist to the hostage drama that ended this week when u.s. special operations forces rescued an american woman and a danish man from pirates in somalia. as the former hostages recuperating at a u.s. base in italy right now, our own brian todd learning more about the events that led to their capture. what are you learning? >> we've been told by the head of the security for that danish relief group that this kidnapping was an inside job. chilling video from the hostage takers. after their capture, guns pointed toward their heads, american aid worker jessica buchanan and her colleague offer proof of life. alive and apparently betrayed. cnn has new information that at the time they were kidnapped in somalia in october, buchanan had a security detail of up to eight police officers. they were from what's called the special protection unit, affiliated with local somali authorities. cnn is told the lead police officer was compromised. pa
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >>> all that coming up. let's begin with a cnn exclusive. there's a stunning new twist to the hostage drama that ended this week when u.s. special operations forces rescued an american woman and a danish man from pirates in somalia. as the former hostages recuperating at a u.s. base in italy right now, our own brian todd learning more about the events that led to their capture. what are you learning? >> we've been told...
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wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals making $200,000 or less a year. families making $250,000 or less, they will see no increase whatsoever. if nothing is done, everyone's taxes go up starting january 1st 2013, that's the so-called fiscal cliff. for 2% making more than that, they will go back to the tax rates that occurred during the clinton administration before the bush tax rates went into effect, 2001 and 2003. they will go back up to 39.6% from 35 or 36% right now. so, he will say these people can afford it. they will pay a little bit more. but it's not going to necessar
wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals...
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wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen ing happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city has a traffic-free street on sunday. and we will tell you where that is. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. [ male announcer ] if you have to take care of legal matters. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms with total customer support backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. >>> the weather may actu
wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen ing happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to
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wolf blitzer is in beer sheba for us. wolf i understand there's been an explosion in the last few minutes. can you tell me what you've heard and what you've seen? >> yes, soledad. we're here in beer sheba maybe about 30, 40 miles from gaza. and in the last few minutes, about 11 rockets, hamas rockets have come to this area. i think most of them were destroyed in the air by what the israelis call their iron dome anti-missile. just a few of them did land. including a couple, i'm told, in residential areas and there are casualties. i know that ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, and there's obviously sirens going off. so, as of the last few minutes, this conflict is clearly continuing and more hamas rockets coming in. i think as of now, one israeli soldier told me just a few minutes ago he sort of lost track but at least 30 rockets have come into the city, the fourth largest city in israel, in the past few hours. but 11 have been detected in the last few minutes. >> talk to me, wolf, about what the people around yo
wolf blitzer is in beer sheba for us. wolf i understand there's been an explosion in the last few minutes. can you tell me what you've heard and what you've seen? >> yes, soledad. we're here in beer sheba maybe about 30, 40 miles from gaza. and in the last few minutes, about 11 rockets, hamas rockets have come to this area. i think most of them were destroyed in the air by what the israelis call their iron dome anti-missile. just a few of them did land. including a couple, i'm told, in...
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wolf blitzer, thanks so much. of course, we'll continue to watch you this week with the florida primary, just two days away, tuesday night, our coverage led by our wolf blitzer. thanks so much, wolf. >>> ron paul says he thinks we should be trading with cuba, but first his response to gingrich's idea of colonizing the moon. >> well, i don't think we should go to the moon. i think we maybe should send some politicians up there. >>> welcome back to this special hour of the "cnn newsroom." we're focusing on politics, allowing you to hear from the 2012 presidential contenders. absent from the campaign trail today, gop candidate rick santorum. he canceled his events today in florida to be with his 3-year-old daughter who was in a philadelphia hospital right now. she suffers from a chromosomal condition that can cause serious medical problems. spokesman says santorum intends to return to florida and resume campaigning as soon as possible. at thursday night's debate, he talked about an issue near and dear to floridians'
wolf blitzer, thanks so much. of course, we'll continue to watch you this week with the florida primary, just two days away, tuesday night, our coverage led by our wolf blitzer. thanks so much, wolf. >>> ron paul says he thinks we should be trading with cuba, but first his response to gingrich's idea of colonizing the moon. >> well, i don't think we should go to the moon. i think we maybe should send some politicians up there. >>> welcome back to this special hour of the...
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that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a lot going on. back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and mitt romney at this latino gathering down in florida. we're going to take a closer look, what romney said yesterday, how does that compare with what the president said today? we'll get some reaction. ana navarro, maria cardona, they were there in the audience. we also have howie kurtz and lawrence ash burn standing by. looking at the social media phenomenon amazing how a 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus, it's really a shocking story, i must say, but this whole problem of elder
that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a...
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wolf blitzer here to talk about that and much more. great to see you, wolf. >> great to see you, as usual. >> let's talk about florida here. 9.9% unemployment, a large hispanic population. what are people looking for when we take a look at those statistics in terms of how that's going to play out in the republican race? >> in florida, they're looking for everything they're looking for all over the country, which is the economy, improvement in the economy, and creation of jobs. they're worried about their homes, their housing. these are problems that, obviously, face a lot of folks. maybe more so in florida than in other parts of the country. but it's the same problems that we saw emerging all over the place. florida is much more representative of the rest of the united states than iowa, new hampshire, or south carolina was. so this will be a real indication of what the national mood is, because, you know, you spent a lot of time in florida, the northern part of florida is like the south, the southern part of florida is like the north.
wolf blitzer here to talk about that and much more. great to see you, wolf. >> great to see you, as usual. >> let's talk about florida here. 9.9% unemployment, a large hispanic population. what are people looking for when we take a look at those statistics in terms of how that's going to play out in the republican race? >> in florida, they're looking for everything they're looking for all over the country, which is the economy, improvement in the economy, and creation of jobs....
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around rl i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." at the united nations today. israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the world stage literally drawing a red line he warns iran cannot cross in its development of nuclear weapons. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is in new york joining us now with the dramatic details. jill. >> reporter: right, wolf. red lines don't lead to war. red lines prevent wars. at least that's what the prime minister thinks. in a dramatic speech to the u. l assembly israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pulled out a chart showing a bomb then drew a red line near the top. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage ofuclerichment necessary to makea bomb. before iets tooint where 's a few monthsaway or a few weeks away from ain enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weon. >> reporter: it was simplistic but chilling illustration of whenir's nuclear program must be stopped. and he laid out a im >> by xt spring, at
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around rl i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." at the united nations today. israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the world stage literally drawing a red line he warns iran cannot cross in its development of nuclear weapons. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is in new york joining us now with the dramatic details. jill. >> reporter: right, wolf. red lines don't lead to war. red lines...
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wolf blitzer is in for anderson cooper. >>> erin, thanks. we begin with breaking news. for the first time, we're getting a look at what the white house is offering to stop the fiscal cliff stalemate. drastic mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in with the new year unless, unless the white house and republicans can reach a deal. for weeks, gop lawmakers have said we're just waiting for the white house to give details, specifics, some numbers. well, tonight that's happened. the white house is calling their bluff and they've laid out how they want to cut the debt. jessica yellin is over at the white house for us tonight with new developments. jessica, what are the specifics of this offer tonight? >> reporter: hi, wolf. according to senior officials on both sides of the aisle, the president is asking for $1.6 trillion in new taxes. that includes raising taxes for families who make $250,000 or more. you'll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. and it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to capital gains and dividends ta
wolf blitzer is in for anderson cooper. >>> erin, thanks. we begin with breaking news. for the first time, we're getting a look at what the white house is offering to stop the fiscal cliff stalemate. drastic mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in with the new year unless, unless the white house and republicans can reach a deal. for weeks, gop lawmakers have said we're just waiting for the white house to give details, specifics, some numbers. well, tonight that's happened....
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here's what he told wolf blitzer last night 12k3w4r big bird is going to be just fine. sesame street is a wonderful enterprise. cnn does not get funding but somehow y'all stay on the air. i just think that pbs will be able to make it on its own just like every one of the other stations and does not require us to go to china to borrow money to keep pbs on the air. >> the camp quickly produced a tv ad mocking romney's position on pbs. big bird is feature in the spot. they're asking the white house to stop running this ad. >>> the presidential candidate is getting ready for their one in one debate, their only debate tomorrow night. vice president biden is in wilmington, delaware, his hometown, preparing. romney's running mate paul ryan is headed to danville, kentucky, where the debate will take place. of course, you can watch the vice presidential debate live tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn and on cnn.com. it will be interesting, to say the least. >> absolutely, it will be. >>> still ahead this morning on "starting point," affirmative action, the supreme court i
here's what he told wolf blitzer last night 12k3w4r big bird is going to be just fine. sesame street is a wonderful enterprise. cnn does not get funding but somehow y'all stay on the air. i just think that pbs will be able to make it on its own just like every one of the other stations and does not require us to go to china to borrow money to keep pbs on the air. >> the camp quickly produced a tv ad mocking romney's position on pbs. big bird is feature in the spot. they're asking the...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm john king. tonight there are reports in israel the obama administration is leaning toward telling israel bunker busting bomb that is could be used against iran yawn nuclear sites. >>> rare bipartisanship in congress today on the issue that likely matters most to you, the economy. >>> plus what keeps mitt romney up and night and how he deals with it. let's just say your breakfast is let's just say your breakfast is his nightcap. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with significant new developments in the standoff over iran's nuclear program and what to do about it. in a moment the framework for one last attempt at diplomacy. but first new indications tonight of what might come to pass if that diplomacy fails. according to israeli media reports. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's visit to america this week included a request for one of america's most sensitive bombing systems, bunker bombs. it sounds like th
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm john king. tonight there are reports in israel the obama administration is leaning toward telling israel bunker busting bomb that is could be used against iran yawn nuclear sites. >>> rare bipartisanship in congress today on the issue that likely matters most to you, the economy. >>> plus what keeps mitt romney up and night and how he deals with it....
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. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much. see you in 55 minutes from now. thanks so much. >>> early voting already under way in the swing state of iowa. cnn's john king is there. >> we thank you you ever so much for coming. >> reporter: mind made up and ballot cast, 40 days early. this opening day line is in iowa city. >> here we go! >> reporter: this one in des moines. >> scan it under the red light for me, please. >> reporter: iowa's early voting part of an important and growing national trend. 35 states now allow some form of early in person voting, including seven of the nine presidential battlegrounds cnn ranks as tossups. in iowa, the early numbers and early turnout suggest a big obama head start. so far, a nearly 5 to 1 democratic advantage state wide in requesting early mail-in ballots. >> i was wondering if the president will have your support this november? awesome. >> reporter: when it comes to early in person voting, there is added obama campaign emphasis on getting younger voters in the bank early. >> you may know in person early voting starts
. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much. see you in 55 minutes from now. thanks so much. >>> early voting already under way in the swing state of iowa. cnn's john king is there. >> we thank you you ever so much for coming. >> reporter: mind made up and ballot cast, 40 days early. this opening day line is in iowa city. >> here we go! >> reporter: this one in des moines. >> scan it under the red light for me, please. >> reporter: iowa's early voting...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40 days away until the presidential election. and for the second day in a row both mitt romney and president obama have been campaigning in the same battleground state. this time it's virginia where both men targeted the same group of voters. let's walk over to cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta who's been out on the campaign trail watching what's going on. another dramatic day. virginia, virginia, virginia. pretty important place. >> that's right. a rare visit to washington for me. but it's good to be home, wolf. all politics is local. so it was no surprise to hear both candidates hit on national security themes today in their speeches in virginia. but the state is much bigger than that. it's really a republican firewall for mitt romney. in battleground virginia, both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery before a group of veterans, romney slammed the president for the massive defense c
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40 days away until the presidential election. and for the second day in a row both mitt romney and president obama have been campaigning in the same battleground state. this time it's virginia where both men targeted the same group of voters. let's walk over to cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta who's been out on the campaign trail watching what's going on. another dramatic day....
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. >> well, wolf blitzer with us now. so, you know, from washington, wolf, we have seen romney confine his campaign to the nine battleground states. why is he now taking a shot at this state, pennsylvania, which clearly seems to be leaning obama? >> according to the public polls, obama is doing really well in pennsylvania. maybe he's got some private polls that he's doing inside his campaign that shows some other trends developing in pennsylvania. i haven't seen any public polls that would indicate he's got a shot in pennsylvania. i also haven't seen any indication that the romney campaign is spending any campaign money advertising in pennsylvania. if they are, it is really not much. but as i say, maybe there is something that his campaign knows that we don't yet know because right now it looks like obama is doing really, really well in pennsylvania. and the surrounding states, new jersey, new york, or maryland for that matter. i think romney does have a shot obviously in some of the other states like ohio, not that far a
. >> well, wolf blitzer with us now. so, you know, from washington, wolf, we have seen romney confine his campaign to the nine battleground states. why is he now taking a shot at this state, pennsylvania, which clearly seems to be leaning obama? >> according to the public polls, obama is doing really well in pennsylvania. maybe he's got some private polls that he's doing inside his campaign that shows some other trends developing in pennsylvania. i haven't seen any public polls that...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the ite house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia direct
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next. the seventh day of deadly violence between israel and gaza. no cease-fire tonight. blasts continuing overnight. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that meeting moments ago. >>> and four men from southern california arrested by the fbi. accused of trying to join al qaeda and wage violent jihad against america. >>> let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, no cease-fire. the killing continues in israel and gaza. the conflict in its seventh day. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key w
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next. the seventh day of deadly violence between israel and gaza. no cease-fire tonight. blasts continuing overnight. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that meeting moments ago. >>> and four men from southern california arrested by the fbi. accused of trying to join al qaeda and wage violent jihad...
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wolf blitzer, we will be talking about this. >> let me make one more point. i'm sure a lot of our viewers are going to be wondering why we have the cut away cameras showing what is going on between the prime minister of israel and the president of the united states, it looks impolite, the prime minister speak and the president speaking, the photographer is cutting away to reporters just listening or whatever. as a former white house correspondent, let me explain what has just happened before we get a lot of hate mail that we weren't being polite. >> you think our viewers pay close attention to that, they watch the camera shots? >> a lot of them will be complaining. the president of the united states is speaking. >> we look at reporters. >> you are cutting away to reporters taking pictures of them, what was that all about? so let me explain there are always two network pool cam thanks go into the oval office to record this historic moment. there's a head-on camera that has the president and the prime minister and then there's the cut away camera, almost always
wolf blitzer, we will be talking about this. >> let me make one more point. i'm sure a lot of our viewers are going to be wondering why we have the cut away cameras showing what is going on between the prime minister of israel and the president of the united states, it looks impolite, the prime minister speak and the president speaking, the photographer is cutting away to reporters just listening or whatever. as a former white house correspondent, let me explain what has just happened...
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and moderated by wolf blitzer and conspicuously absent from last night's debate was talk about defense spending and whether it's the right or wrong way to go a little odd considering that in debates prior we've heard the candidates say a lot about what they think needs to happen there i don't want to cut defense money i want to bring the troops home i'd probably have more bases here at home we were closing them down in the one nine hundred ninety s. and building them overseas that's how we got into trouble so we would save a lot more money and have a stronger national defense and that's what we should do we have a president in states who said he is going to cut veterans' benefits cut our military at a time when these folks are four five six seven tours coming back in and out of jobs sacrificed. everything for this country in the present states can't cut one penny out of the social welfare system and he wants to cut a trillion dollars out of our military and hit our veterans and that's just got under this president in a prior presidents we keep on shrinking our navy our navy is now smal
and moderated by wolf blitzer and conspicuously absent from last night's debate was talk about defense spending and whether it's the right or wrong way to go a little odd considering that in debates prior we've heard the candidates say a lot about what they think needs to happen there i don't want to cut defense money i want to bring the troops home i'd probably have more bases here at home we were closing them down in the one nine hundred ninety s. and building them overseas that's how we got...
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blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades. remember in the six-day war in 1967, east jerusalem was then under the control of jordan and israel controlled west jerusalem, but in the six-day war, israel captured all of jerusalem and united it and declared to be the capital. no u.s. president since then has recognized israel's occupation of east jerusalem going back to lbj through the '80s and the '90s and not bill clinton or barack obama or either of the bush presidents or ronald reagan, and now what mitt romney is saying is that if, if he does become president of the united states, he will chan
blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with president obama's call to action against what he calls the national epidemic of gun violence amid the trauma over the newtown school massacre, he has put vice president biden in charge of the agenda that could be submitted to congress next month. and a growing number of americans want action from the government. a brand new poll shows that 52% of u.s. adult dults favor major restrictions on guns, making all guns illegal versus 47% last august. let's turn to our white house correspondent brianna keilar. she's joining us. the president came out and didn't mince very words. >> reporter: no, wolf. this is the first time that president obama has laid out a time line. he appointed vice president biden to lead this group of cabinet lawmakers to come out with some solutions and he wants those recommends from him no later than january. the president said this time washington won't just talk about tackling gun violence. >> this is not some washingto
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with president obama's call to action against what he calls the national epidemic of gun violence amid the trauma over the newtown school massacre, he has put vice president biden in charge of the agenda that could be submitted to congress next month. and a growing number of americans want action from the government. a brand new poll shows that 52% of u.s. adult dults favor major restrictions on guns, making all guns illegal...
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we want to bring in wolf blitzer to talk about this. we know there are some things that the president can do and other things he cannot do. he clearly has it to work with congress if he's going to move forward on gun legislation, but he can also carry out executive orders and short-term measures that he can take. what do we expect in terms of the strength, the robust nature of these remarks that something really will be done and he's got the political will behind it. >> i think we'll hear strong words from the president right now, and he's express his outrage over what happened in newtown, connecticut and earlier in the country. we heard some of those strong words at the memorial service sunday night in newtown. then he'll aannounce that joe biden will lead this committee, commission, whatever you want to call it to come up with specific ideas, some specific legislation that he can push forward. >> the president is at the podium. >> good morning, everybody. it's now been five days since the heart-breaking tragedy in newtown, connecticut
we want to bring in wolf blitzer to talk about this. we know there are some things that the president can do and other things he cannot do. he clearly has it to work with congress if he's going to move forward on gun legislation, but he can also carry out executive orders and short-term measures that he can take. what do we expect in terms of the strength, the robust nature of these remarks that something really will be done and he's got the political will behind it. >> i think we'll hear...
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joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's the barn burner, so i'm popping popcorn getting ready for the real thing. people are saying if mitt romney doesn't get michigan, he's in real trouble, but isn't arizona the better catch? >> romney is in much better shape in arizona than he is apparently in michigan if you blooe a believe all the polls. you make a good point about the delegates, and certainly momentum is something people will be looking for. if he loses in his home state, even if he loses only by a few thousand or maybe he winds up getting more delegates, if he loses that popular vote in michigan,
joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's...
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saturday for a special edition of "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. that is followed by cnn's complete live coverage of the caucus results at 7:00 with wolf, erin burnett, anderson cooper, candy crowly, john king and more. >>> fierce clashes we are watching again in egypt. [ male announcer ] what if we told you that cadillac borrowed technology from ferrari to develop its suspension system? or what if we told you that ferrari borrowed technology from cadillac to develop its suspension system? magnetic ride control -- pioneered by cadillac, perfected in the 556-horsepower cts-v. we don't just make luxury cars. we make cadillacs. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so 32 seconds ago. hey guys you hear frank's cat is sick? yeah, we heard. wanna sign the card? did you know the guys from china are in the office... [ speaking chinese ] [ male announcer ] stay a step ahead with the 4g lte galaxy s ii skyr
saturday for a special edition of "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. that is followed by cnn's complete live coverage of the caucus results at 7:00 with wolf, erin burnett, anderson cooper, candy crowly, john king and more. >>> fierce clashes we are watching again in egypt. [ male announcer ] what if we told you that cadillac borrowed technology from ferrari to develop its suspension system? or what if we told you that ferrari borrowed technology from cadillac to develop...